Tag: syracuse basketball
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Syracuse Can’t Lose Focus
Adrian Autry and his team are at a breaking point right now. The Orange have frustratingly lost back-to-back games. On top of that, the long and messy Benny Williams story has ended with the team’s longest-tenured player being dismissed with just over a month to go. When all of this craziness goes down, the season…
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Hype, Hate, and Everything In Between: The Benny Williams Saga
Not all stories have a happy ending. Look no further than Benny Williams’ time in the Syracuse Men’s Basketball program. It was a very complex story, so let’s dive into exactly where things went wrong, and in some cases right, for both Williams and the program. A HIGHLY HERALDED RECRUIT Few commits in recent memory…
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Where Do The Orange Go From Here?
Syracuse has turned into turmoil. So, maybe March Madness is out of the equation. Despite that, there has to be a different, realistic goal for this team going forward – a reason to play hard and play with energy, with more than one month of the season remaining. Don’t get me wrong. If the Orange…
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Benny Williams Dismissed From Syracuse Basketball
Benny Williams came to Syracuse University as a top-50 recruit in the country. Of all the players to pick SU over the last decade, he had some of the most potential. To go from that to off the team by his junior year is disappointing, to say the least. It’s an unfortunate outcome for everyone,…
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Don’t Boo Joe Girard This Weekend
Joe Girard is making his Syracuse homecoming this Saturday, when Clemson comes to the Dome to take on SU. It’s been a game that’s been circled on Orange fan’s calendars since the guard transferred to the Tigers, for better or for worse. Many fans may have mixed feelings about Girard. He’s one of the most…
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Syracuse vs. Wake Forest, By the Numbers
Wake Forest 99, Syracuse 70. A 29-point blowout, which could have been even worse. It was a tough game to watch for SU fans. If you understandably turned off the TV, here are the most important numbers to know from the loss. -38 The +/- for Judah Mintz, the worst on the team. It’s hard…
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Syracuse Basketball Needs Jesse Edwards
Syracuse basketball is in a very bad spot right now. Last night’s loss to Wake Forest was embarrassing. It was the worst loss of the season without a doubt. Worse than the North Carolina blowout, and worse than losing at home to Florida State. The Orange never had a chance and a large factor was…
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Chris Bell Is The Epitome of Syracuse
One word to describe Syracuse right now is inconsistent. Chris Bell also falls in that category. The forward hasn’t displayed the same results as he did earlier in the season. Bell scored double-digit points in six of the first nine games of the year. Those contests included 25 points against Colgate when he made a…
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ACC Basketball Deserves More Respect
ACC basketball has been on a decline recently. There’s no denying it. Historic coaches like Jim Boeheim, Mike Krzyzewski, and Roy Williams have retired. That’s just part of the issue. Every year since 2017, the conference has either had the same or fewer teams get an NCAA Tournament bit compared to the year before. Here’s…
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Fizz Five 2/1: Boston College Recap, Wake Forest Preview, and Tournament Hopes
The NCAA Tournament is quickly approaching. Ethan Frank and Liam Griffin discuss how Syracuse’s recent and upcoming games affect their chances and more on this week’s Fizz Five. 1. BC recap (0:58-6:13)2. Recruits in the Dome over the weekend (6:13-10:20)3. Latest in WBB (10:20-14:41)4. Wake preview (14:41-19:46)5. Is there still hope for the tournament? (19:46-close)
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Is There Still Hope For March Madness?
Of all the adjectives you could use to describe Syracuse’s loss to Boston College Tuesday night, disheartening is probably the one that fits best. The Orange had not lost to the Eagles since 2018 (God’s Plan by Drake was topping the charts), and it felt like a game you couldn’t afford to lose in the…
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Trends In Syracuse’s Losses In January
Sometimes in sports, it can be hard to find exact trends in losses. However, that’s not the case with Syracuse since the start of 2024. Two massive trends jump out. Both of them are on the offensive end. The first is one that usually you can associate with playing good defenses. In each of SU’s…
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Inside SU’s 80-75 loss to Boston College
A game that the Orange needed to take advantage of in the midst of ACC play didn’t play out the way SU fans hoped. This contest featured a lot of ups and downs, but most notably, Syracuse fell short to Boston College 80-75. Let’s take a look at what the turning point was in SU’s…
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Syracuse’s Backcourt is Correlating
JJ Starling continues to find his role with Syracuse. After transferring to SU from Notre Dame, Orange fans have been waiting around for Starling’s production. Has the Baldwinsville native finally arrived? Starling has posted three 20-point performances this season. All of those resulted in a win. Most notably, two of those games have been in…
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Syracuse Ring of Honor: Who’s Next?
The Syracuse Ring of Honor just grew over the weekend, with SU basketball legend Dave Bing’s addition to the list. There are now eight total people that have been selected: Dave Bing, Jim Boeheim, Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little, Ben Schwartzwalder, Roy Simmons Jr., and Dwayne “Pearl” Washington. Who could be the next few…
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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Bounces Back With 77-65 Win vs NC State
After Tuesday’s loss, Syracuse needed a big bounce-back game tonight. With March approaching and the chatter of the ACC being a three or even two-bid league, games like this are must-win for Syracuse. The Orange rose to the occasion today, leading by 16 at halftime and controlling the action the rest of the way. JJ…
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Can Judah Mintz Reach a Level of Consistency?
Inconsistent is one word to describe Syracuse at the moment. This adjective could also be labeled on guard Judah Mintz. Not that the sophomore has many inconsistent overall performances, given that he’s the leader of this team. But the way he has to score the ball varies. Yes, some of it depends on how he’s…
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Fizz Five 1/24: SU Falls Flat After Buzzer-Beater, Road Test for FLJ’s squad, and Men’s Lacrosse
Adam Gotkin and Nico Horning caught up for another edition of Fizz Five to discuss men’s and women’s Syracuse hoops. Plus, men’s lacrosse season is right around the corner. 1. Syracuse, Florida State Recap (1:10)2. Judah Mintz (7:10)3. Syracuse Women’s Basketball (13:30)4. Orange Men’s Lacrosse Around the Corner (23:35)5. Syracuse, NC State Hoops Preview (31:25)
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Syracuse Still Needs An Established Second Option
Even in a game when Judah Mintz tallies 28 points, having one scorer is not enough. That was on full display in last night’s 85-69 loss to Florida State. Despite his high scoring output, Mintz struggled handling the ball and missed five free throws. There was no one there to pick him up, especially in…
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The podcasts every basketball fan should listen to in 2024
For sports fans who are passionate about football or soccer, there are plenty of useful resources dedicated to their beloved sports. For basketball heads, the same applies, with an abundance of material based around shooting hoops. Given the popularity of the sport and podcasts in general, it probably comes as no surprise, either. For many…
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Copeland Is The Utility Player Syracuse Needed
After a 36-point smacking by North Carolina, Syracuse went 2-0 last week with wins over Pitt and Miami. Saturday’s game against the Hurricanes wasn’t decided until the game clocks throughout the Dome displayed zeros and red lights appeared on the outline of the backboard. At that moment, guard Quadir Copeland erased a 1-for-8 start from…
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Syracuse’s Most Likely Path to March Madness
Syracuse basketball is taking care of business so far. The Orange have won every game they should have, but haven’t picked up a marquee win yet. As a result, SU isn’t even on the bubble yet. But let’s get ahead of ourselves and map out the team’s most likely path to March Madness anyways. First,…
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What Can Syracuse Do To Be On The Bubble?
The Syracuse Men’s Basketball team has had a really interesting season so far. The ‘Cuse has had its fair share of ups and downs yet somehow it is still just mid-January. The Orange currently sit at 13-5, a record that looks really solid from the outside. Considering there are currently three teams in the top…
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The Patience For J.J. Starling Is Paying Off
What an amazing ending in Syracuse’s 72-69 win over Miami on Saturday. Guard Quadir Copeland won it for the Orange with a triple from the left wing. Perhaps, the sophomore had the clutchest bucket, but another guard made the long-range shots that led to that historic moment in the Dome. Guard J.J. Starling was unstoppable…
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Syracuse vs. Miami, By the Numbers
Syracuse 72, Miami 69. A buzzer-beater win for the Orange, and a much-needed one at that. Here are the top numbers from the victory. 1/8 One for eight from the field to start the game. Guess who’s statline that was going into the last play of the game… That’s right, Quadir Copeland. The guard had…
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Syracuse Must Win Tomorrow To Be Taken Seriously
Syracuse currently sits at 12-5 overall and 3-3 in ACC play. If you want to dive even deeper, the Orange are 0-5 in Quad 1 games and 12-0 in everything else. Hate to break it to you, but that will not move the needle if SU wants to seriously be considered for the NCAA Tournament…
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Syracuse’s Win Over Pittsburgh Means (Almost) Nothing
Syracuse basketball just picked up its first road conference win of the season, a 69-58 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday. On face value, this seems like a huge win for the Orange. For a few key reasons, that isn’t the case. The first thing many SU fans pointed out after the game was that it…
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Pittsburgh Should Be Syracuse’s Marquee ACC Rival
Every since Syracuse left the ACC, fans have been clamoring for a big conference rival. Syracuse-Georgetown is awesome and will be there in December. But, there’s just something special about rivalry games later in the season. There is always the conversation of “Is Syracuse-Duke a rivalry.” It is not. But, even if you think it…
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Where Does Naheem McLeod’s Injury Leave Syracuse?
What many have hypothesized since he was initially ruled out before the Boston College game has come to fruition. Naheem McLeod’s first season in an Orange uniform has come to an end. The Florida State transfer started all 14 contests he played in this year, averaging right around four points and four rebounds over 14…
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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Tames Pittsburgh 69-58
What an outstanding response from this team and one heck of a win. Syracuse was absolutely annihilated by North Carolina on Saturday and responded by knocking off Pittsburgh 69-58. It’s the first ACC road win of Adrian Autry’s career and, more important, currently sits as a Quad-1 victory. There’s a lot to like in today’s…
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